Events & Trade Planning Lead (12-Month FTC)

Retail; Coventry; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 20% of salary

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Argos is seeking an Event Planning Manager to lead end-to-end planning and delivery of major trading events, from strategy to execution, across Commercial, Digital, Marketing, Retail, and Supply Chain. You will own critical paths, stakeholder alignment and rapid response to market opportunities, delivering strong commercial results.

The role sits in the Trade Planning team and offers the chance to shape the events program from concept through to execution, including Black Friday and peak sale

Qualifications

• Strong experience operating at a senior commercial, digital, planning or business level.
• Proven experience leading complex cross-functional programmes, projects or events.
• Strong strategic thinking capability with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
• Excellent commercial and financial acumen.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn insight into action.
• Ability to work at pace, manage ambiguity and respond quickly to changing priorities.
• Experience influencing and engaging senior stakeholders across large organisations.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to identify risks, solve problems and drive action through others.
• A proactive mindset and passion for continuous improvement.
• Experience working across multiple functions, bringing teams together to deliver shared business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of Argos' biggest trading events, owning strategic planning and critical paths.
• Shape the events programme to raise the bar, create standout customer moments and drive commercial growth.
• Bring together stakeholders across Commercial, Digital, Marketing, Retail, Supply Chain and Finance to align behind a single event narrative.
• Take ownership of Trade Response and the Business Priority List to keep the business focused and responsive.
• Lead competitor analysis, translating insights into actions for short-term and long-term planning.
• Use performance, customer, market and competitor data to evolve plans and deliver strong outcomes.

Skills

Senior commercial leadership

Cross-functional delivery

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Project management

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Job description

Argos is seeking an Event Planning Manager to lead end-to-end planning and delivery of major trading events, from strategy to execution, across Commercial, Digital, Marketing, Retail, and Supply Chain. You will own critical paths, stakeholder alignment and rapid response to market opportunities, delivering strong commercial results.

The role sits in the Trade Planning team and offers the chance to shape the events program from concept through to execution, including Black Friday and peak sale